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Ancient beetle species discovered in 230-million-year-old reptile dung
There’s a new way to learn about ancient insects. Researchers have discovered they can find fossilised beetles inside prehistoric animal droppings
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Climate change could turn bumblebees into picky eaters
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A single honeybee has cloned itself hundreds of millions of times
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Technology
Cyborg cockroach with camera ‘backpack’ can be steered remotely
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‘Hangry’ male fruit flies attack each other if they go without food
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Environment
This smart shift in pesticide use could let insect populations recover
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Parasitic ants keep evolving to lose their smell and taste genes
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Toxic beetle’s genetics reveals how evolution makes new organs
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Spiders avoid surfaces that have previously been covered with ants
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Ant species given first gender-neutral scientific name
A newly discovered species of ant from Ecuador has been named Strumigenys ayersthey, with a “-they” suffix used instead of traditional gendered Latin ones to celebrate gender diversity
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Wasps with no social life may find it harder to recognise others
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Environment
Bees exposed to more toxic pesticides despite overall use falling
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Nearly 500 bee species are thriving in a small patch of US desert
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Bees have higher brain cell density than birds – but ants don’t
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